This week I learned a lot about C3 issues. From the video and readings, I took away a greater appreciation for the complexity of the issue. On one hand we have parents, schools, and society at large trying to prevent exposure of young people to bullying and the dangers of the internet. On the other hand, we have young people, supercharged geniuses, trying to find themselves, often trying to find what we educators and parents are trying to hide them from.
I learned about some research that highlighted how most teens are actually savvy enough to not respond to typical online predator situations. I learned about policies that seek to continue teaching social norms and hope that teens can then "behave" online. I now have great resouce, onguardonline.gov, that will provide me with some structure when I teach online safety to my students. Also, the AASL page on anti-bullying resources will come in handy as well.
All of this information is starting to really add up. I'm thinking about changing the format of this blog, and using it more as a storage point for all the links, for I suppose the wetpaint will eventually go away. Or does it stick around? Hmmm...
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